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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$37,534 Avg Salary
$24,269 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at DU accumulate an average of around $21,923 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

On average, hospitality graduates from Colorado State take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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The excellent programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from MSU Denver carry an average student debtload of $16,858.

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#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango.

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#7

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

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Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from UVU take out $23,625 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The University of Montana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Missoula.

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#10

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 200
Utah 64
Idaho 20
Wyoming 4
Montana 11

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 9,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2,122
Tourism and Travel Services Management 1,133
Restaurant/Food Services Management 915
Meeting and Event Planning 915
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 659
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 444
Resort Management 220
Casino Management 13
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management 1

Majors Similar to Hospitality

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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